Definition of 'haunted'

See also: haunt 

Adjective

1. having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman"
      Synonyms: obsessed preoccupied taken up
2. showing emotional affliction or disquiet; "her expression became progressively more haunted"
3. inhabited by or as if by apparitions; "a haunted house"

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